Institutional and Private Aid Resources

Scholarships and loans that can be accessed by single moms and students alike.

Students, including single moms, seeking financial aid can receive help not only from state and federal government, but also from private and non-profit organizations and institutions, colleges, and other sources. This section contains a continuously updated list of women, Hispanic and black scholarship program’s, grants, and loans that can be accessed by single moms and students alike in their pursuit of continuing their education in hopes of a better future.

The Hispanic Scholarship Fund is the nation’s largest provider of college financial aid for Latino students. HSF offers several scholarship programs that become available at different times in the year. Beginning September of every year, scholarships become available for the upcoming academic ... Read More »

SWE Scholarships support women pursuing ABET-accredited baccalaureate or graduate programs in preparation for careers in engineering, engineering technology and computer science in the United States and Mexico. In 2014, SWE disbursed over 230 new and renewed scholarships valued at more than ... Read More »

P.E.O. is a philanthropic organization where women celebrate the advancement of women; educate women through scholarships, grants, awards, loans, and stewardship of Cottey College; and motivate women to achieve their highest aspirations.
P.E.O. (Philanthropic Educational Organization), one of the ... Read More »

The U.S. Army Women’s Foundation is the premier center for educational excellence, the national network for today’s Army women and a dynamic advocate for telling the history of Army women. The U.S. Army Women’s Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Fort Lee, Virginia. The mission ... Read More »

The International Federation of University Women (IFUW) offers a limited number of international fellowships and grants to women graduates for postgraduate research, study and training.
IFUW fellowships and grants are open only to women graduates who are members of IFUW’s national federations ... Read More »

The Sallie Mae Fund sponsors several scholarship programs and supports hundreds of college scholarships. All of their programs are based on financial need, as The Fund seeks to bridge the dollar gap when no one else can. With an estimated $3 billion in private scholarships awarded nationally each ... Read More »

The Association of Surgical Technologists (AST) members have several opportunities to seek assistance when pursuing their surgical technology education in CAAHEP-accredited surgical technology programs. Scholarships are awarded for students as well as to current surgical technologists, who are ... Read More »

Raise the Nation Foundation/Raise the Nation Continuing Education Scholarship
Scholarship available to single parent women who would like to go to school or continue with their education, but have been denied sufficient resources. Applicant must be accepted or currently enrolled in a post ... Read More »

The SUNSHINE LADY Foundation, Inc. is a private family foundation established in the fall of 1996 through the vision and determination of founder and President, Doris Buffett. Ms. Buffett has worked for many years on behalf of battered women and their children, as an advocate, fund-raiser, board ... Read More »

Women In Defense (WID), A National Security Organization/HORIZONS Scholarship
Scholarships awarded to provide financial assistance to further educational objectives of women either currently employed in, or planning careers in, defense or national security arenas (not law enforcement or criminal ... Read More »